Victorian Allied Health Assistant Workforce Project

Promoting the use of Allied Health Assistants in health, aged care and disability.

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Thank you for visiting The Victorian Allied Health Assistant Workforce Project web page. 

This work is now available on the Department of Health webpage. Please use the link here to navigate to the Victorian Department of Health webpage.

Any questions regarding the resources and recommendations please email alliedhealthworkforce@dhhs.vic.gov.au

Alternatively you can find the links for the Supervision and Delegation modules for Health and Disability below:

Health 

Module 1: The Allied Health Team

Module 2: Role and Competencies of an AHA

Module 3: Delegation

Module 4: Supervision

 

Disability

Module 1: The Allied Health Team

Module 2: Delegation, Identification and Training

Module 3: Supervision

Module 4: Communication

Module 5: Training, Education and Instruction

The Victorian Allied Health Assistant Workforce Project in collaboration with Wodonga TAFE and the Victorian Department of Health are pleased to inform you that the online leaning package associated with the Victorian Department of Health’s Supervision and Delegation Framework for Allied Health Assistants (health) is now available for completion. These modules (four) can be accessed via the links below and will also be uploaded to the Department of Health website in the near future.

Please note that these learning package align to the 2012 health sector-based framework.

For additional resources, please see the below workshop videos detailing role, delegation and supervision of allied health assistants as well as competency based training

 

‘Supervision and delegation for allied health assistants (health)’ Learning Package Modules:

Module 1: The Allied Health Team
This section discusses some of the principles required for an effective partnership between an Allied health professional and Allied health assistant. This module will take about 15 minutes to complete.

Module 2: Role and Competencies of an AHA
This section discusses an overview of the AHA qualification, and the role and scope of practice of an AHA. This module will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Module 3: Delegation
This section highlights the importance of effective delegation and understanding the possible barriers to delegation. This module will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Module 4: Supervision
This section discusses all aspects associated with effective supervision, including any barriers that may prevent effective supervision from occurring. This module will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Below you can also find the updated modules aligning to  ‘Supervision and delegation framework for allied health assistants and the support workforce in disability’ (2016)

‘Supervision and delegation for allied health assistants and the support workforce in disability’ Learning Package Modules:

Implementation Coaching 2023

The Victorian Allied Health Assistant Workforce Project are delivering an implementation coaching program for Victorian Public Health services in 2023. This implementation coaching will take various forms depending on individual workplace need. The implementation coaching is designed to embed the Victorian Allied health assistant recommendations and resources into practice.

We have had overwhelming demand for implementation coaching. Expressions of interest for this program have now closed. You can, however, still register your interest for any future opportunities by contacting the project team at VictorianAHAWorkforcePlan@monashhealth.org.

Successful applicants will be informed in November 2022.

Victorian Allied Health Assistant Workforce Project

Recommendations and resources for improving utilisation of Allied Health Assistants across Victorian health, aged care and disability sectors.

As part of a Department of Health project, Monash Health are developing draft recommendations and resources to support optimal utilisation of Allied Health Assistants across the following Victorian sectors:

  • Health
  • Aged care
  • Disability
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET)

To read our most recent project newsletter click here.

To read the draft recommendations click here.

To read a sector specific overview:

 

These draft resources have been developed to help you and your workplace in the training and employment of Allied Health Assistants.

*Please be aware that these documents are draft resources. Final resources are yet to be endorsed by the Department of Health.

For any questions related to the Victorian Allied Health Assistant Workforce Project, please contact the project team at VictorianAHAWorkforcePlan@monashhealth.org

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